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I learnt a new word the other day: macron. So, what’s a macron? It’s a bar or line over the top of a word or letter, such as those used to indicate the mean in mathematical equations.

And why did I learn this word? Because Stephanie, one of my team’s authors, wanted a line over the top of her capital D. She could get the line using Microsoft Word’s equation editor, but as she had to define what the D with the overbar/overline/overscore meant, she wanted to insert it into the Terms list too. However, it wouldn’t copy properly. So she asked me.

Equations are one of the few areas in Word that I’ve never tackled, so, as I told Steph, it was all a new experience for me. I confirmed that copying the D with the overbar was problematic when I used the equation editor, so I figured there had to be another way to get a line on top of a letter. And there is. In fact, there are several ways and the method you choose should be the one that gives you the result you’re looking for, taking into account your circumstances (e.g. will you have to copy from one document to another? is the method easy for you to use/remember? do you have to create a lot of these? is the font important?).

I Googled the problem and after some hunting around I discovered some great resources (listed at the end of this post), and discovered that the line over the top of a letter is called a ‘macron’. Armed with that little piece of information, back to Google, where I found out more about this beastie.

Please note: Some letters already have a macron built-in. Check the Windows Character Map (Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map on Vista) or use a program such as BabelMap to see if there’s an existing character you can use — if there is, use that as it’s the quickest and simplest method. If your letter doesn’t have an existing character (D doesn’t), you’ll have to create it yourself, which is what the rest of this article is about.

The methods below show how to create your own letter with a macron (I’ll use D as the example). I’ve used Word 2007 in these instructions, but Word 2003 and later versions of Word is similar for the most part.

Easiest ever method!

September 2018: Anik8G, a commenter on this post, shared his solution and it’s super easy. You can probably ignore all other solutions and use his. He has a short YouTube video that describes what he does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_h7ukThU_4, but you’ll likely need a little more information for it to work.

His solution uses the built-in Math AutoCorrect feature, which you need to turn on if it’s not already on. It’s under File > Options > Proofing. Click the AutoCorrect Options button, then select the Math AutoCorrect tab and check the two check boxes.

Look at the Replace and With lists, and note down the Replace string you want to add over your letter (in this example, I needed bar). Click OK and get back to your document. Now, type your letter, followed immediately by the Replace string, then a space. For my example, I typed Dbar<space> and that automatically added a bar over the top of the letter. Just brilliant!

Method 1: Use Word’s Equation Editor

Option 1: Use a built-in accent character

Go to the Insert tab > Symbols group (far right), then click Equation.
Select Insert New Equation from the bottom of the list.

This opens the Equation Tools > Design tab and puts a Type equation here box into your document.
Click Accent on the Design tab > Structures group.
Scroll down past the Boxed Formulas section to the Overbars and Underbars section.
Click the Overbar icon.

You’ll see something like this in your document:
Click in the dashed box, then type D.
Click outside the equation box to hide it; you can show it again by clicking on the D with the macron.

Your character will look like this:

Option 2: Create your own

Go to the Insert tab > Symbols group (far right), then click Equation.
Select Insert New Equation from the bottom of the list. This opens the Equation Tools > Design tab and puts a Type equation here box into your document.
Type D in the equation box, then select it.
Click Accent on the Design tab > Structures group.
Click the Bar icon.

You’ll see something like this:
Click in the dashed box, then type D.
Click away from the equation box to hide it; you can show it again by clicking on the D with the macron.

Your character will look like this:

Note that the macron created using this option is slightly narrower than that created using the built-in accent (above), and is closer to the top of the letter.

Advantages:

Quick and easy
You get a properly formatted macron over the letter

Disadvantages:

You may not be able to change the font (I wasn’t able to change it from Cambria Math)
If you copy this equation from one Word document to another, you must remember to select Keep Source Formatting as soon as you paste it, otherwise the letter and its macron are treated as two separate characters.

Method 2: Use Word’s Equation field, with switches

To use this method, you need to know the character code to create a macron. If you have a numeric keypad, it’s Alt+0175; if you have a keyboard without a numeric keypad, it’s 00af (they are zeros) followed immediately by Alt+x. Test these key combinations in your document first to make sure you can create the macron successfully with the keyboard.

Option 1: Using the built-in field codes and switches

Go to the Insert tab > Text group, then click Quick Parts. (Word 2003: Insert > Field)
Select Field.
Scroll down the list of Field names and select Eq.
Click Field Codes.
Click Options.
Select the O() switch, then click Add to Field.
In the Field codes: EQ Instructions box, type D,<macron_code> between the parentheses.
The <macron_code> is the key combination you tested earlier to see if it worked — either Alt+0175 on the numeric keypad, or 00af followed by Alt+x. Make sure you also insert the comma between the D and the macron.
Click OK to close the Field Options dialog box.
Click OK again to close the Field dialog box.

Your letter with its macron should look like that below (I have field shading turned on); change the font if you don’t see the macron:

Option 2: Using the built-in field codes and Equation Editor

Go to the Insert tab > Text group, then click Quick Parts. (Word 2003: Insert > Field)
Select Field.
Scroll down the list of Field names and select Eq.
Click Equation Editor.
A text box is added to the document, along with a floating Equation toolbar.
Click the Overbar icon, then the icon for the bar.
Type the letter D in the text box.
Close the Equation toolbar, then click away from the text box.

You should see something like this:

Option 3: Create your own field

Press Ctrl+F9 to insert an empty field.
Type EQ<space>O (D,<macron_code>) between the curly brackets of the field.
Right-click on the field, then select Toggle Field Codes to show the result:

Advantages:

Quick and relatively easy

Disadvantages:

Some fonts, such as Calibri (Body), do not display the macron. If you don’t see the macron over the letter, try changing the font — Arial, Times New Roman (TNR), Courier New all work; however, TNR puts the macron very close to the top of the D, making it hard to read. You’ll need to experiment with fonts.
You need to know how to create a macron using the keyboard.
You should have a basic understanding of field codes and switches.

Method 3: Create a box around the letter showing only the top border

Go to the Insert tab > Text group, then click Quick Parts. (Word 2003: Insert > Field)
Select Field.
Scroll down the list of Field names and select Eq.
Click Field Codes.
Click Options.
Select the X() switch, then click Add to Field.
In the Field codes: EQ Instructions box, type D between the parentheses.
Next, type a space after the X followed by to (for ‘top border’) then another space.
Click OK to close the Field Options dialog box.
Click OK again to close the Field dialog box.

Your letter with its macron should look like that below; change the font if you don’t see the macron:

Advantages:

Quick and relatively easy

Disadvantages:

You end up with a large space after the letter so if it’s to be part of a word, it will look strange
You get a longer line over the letter.
You should have a basic understanding of field codes and switches.

Method 4: Cheat!

Seriously. Sometimes we can overthink stuff, and if it’s a one-off and you’re limited for time, using a workaround may be your best option.

Either create a graphic of what you want using graphics software, or take a screen capture of the full equation then crop it to show just what you want.
Insert the graphic into the document.

Advantages:

Quick and easy if you know how to use graphics and/or screen capture software
Useful if you only have to do a few

Disadvantages:

Can’t be edited easily if you need to change the letter in the graphic — you may have to create a new graphic or screen shot

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How do you put a line on top of a letter in Word?

Type the text you want to overline into your Word document and make sure the “Home” tab is active on the ribbon bar. Click the down arrow on the “Borders” button in the “Paragraph” section of the “Home” tab. Select “Top Border” from the drop-down menu.

What is a line on top of a letter called?

Diacritical marks can be squiggles, lines, or dots, and they can hover above a letter or be attached to it. They’re also known as diacritics or accents. No matter what you call them or what they look like, diacritical marks are there to show you how a letter sounds when you say it out loud.

What does a horizontal line over a letter mean?

A line over a letter in the dictionary is a «macron.» When you see this over a letter ( ¯ ) it means that the vowel says its name. … Unlike the other vowels, when you see the pronunciation of the word written out, you won’t see a «u» with a line over it where you think it should be.

How do you find the upper underscore?

To create the underscore, hold down Shift while also pressing — above the P key.

How to put a line above a letter in word?

Learn the steps on how to put a line above a letter or text in Microsoft Word. The first step is to highlight the text you want to place the line over and navigate to the insert tab then equation and lastly accent. From here, select the option Overbar which can be found under the subheading ‘Overbars and Underbars’.

What should I put in the first line of a letter?

When writing a letter, you want the person you are addressing to know who you are, your designation, where you come from, and the address they will use when responding to your letter. The sender’s contact information should be as follows: First line: Full name. Second line: Company name. Third line: Street address.

Where do you put the recipient’s name on a letter?

A recipient’s name. Print it at the top line of the address block. It should be centered in the middle of the envelope, a few lines below your address. 3. Title. If you know the person’s title, write it on the next line. In case you don’t have such information, put the name of the department instead. 4. Company’s name.

Where do you put the street address on a letter?

Exact street address. The company’s address should be placed in a single line. If it is too long, write the address in two different lines. In this case, fit the street name in the first address line.

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Underlining is a common task in Word, and easily done, but what if you need to overline (also called overscore or overbar), some text? Overlining is common in scientific fields, but there are various reasons for overlining text. However, Word doesn’t make it easy.

You can apply overlining to your text in Word using a field code or the equation editor, or you can add a paragraph border to the top of the text.

Using a Field Code

First, we’ll show you how to use a field code to apply overlining to text. Open an existing or new document in Word and place the cursor where you want to put the text with overlining. Press “Ctrl + F9” to insert field code brackets, which are highlighted in gray. The cursor is automatically placed in between the brackets.

Enter the following text between the brackets.

EQ x to()

NOTE: There is a space between “EQ” and “x” and between “x” and “t()”. “EQ” is the field code used to create an equation and the “x” and “to” are switches used to format the equation or text. There are other switches you can use in the EQ field code, including ones that apply bottom, right, left, and box borders to the equation or text.

Put the cursor between the parentheses and enter the text you want to overline.

To display this as text rather than a field code, right-click anywhere in the field code and select “Toggle Field Codes” from the popup menu.

The text you entered into the field code displays with a line above it. When the field code displays as normal text, you can highlight it and apply various formatting to it, such as font, size, bold, color, etc.

NOTE: To display the field code again, simply right-click in the text and select “Toggle Field Codes” again. When you put the cursor in text generated from using a field code, the text is highlighted in gray, just like the field code.

If you want the line to extend beyond either end of the text, add spaces when entering the text into the field code. This is useful for creating lines with names under them for signing official documents.

Field codes work in all versions of Word, for both Windows and Mac.

Using the Equation Editor

You can also apply overlining to text using the equation editor. To do so, click the “Insert” tab in your Word document.

In the “Symbols” section of the “Insert” tab, click “Equation”.

The “Design” tab under “Equation Tools” displays. In the “Structures” section, click “Accent” to access various accents you can apply to the top of the text in the equation. There are two different accents you can use. Select either the “Bar” under “Accents” on the drop-down menu…

…or select the “Overbar” under “Overbars and Underbars”. The “Overbar” produces a slightly longer line above the text than the “Bar”.

The selected accent displays over the small dotted box in the equation object.

To enter your text, click on the dotted box to select it.

Type your text into the dotted box. The line extends to cover the text as you type.

Click outside of the equation object to view the finished “equation”, or overlined text.

Notice that when entering a hyphenated word or phrase into an equation in the Equation Editor, such as “How-To Geek”, there are spaces before and after the dash. That’s because it’s an equation and Word is treating the dash as a minus sign between two operands. If you would rather not have those spaces (or if you don’t have the Equation Editor installed), the first method above, or the following method, may work better for you.

Adding a Paragraph Border

Applying an overline to text can also be accomplished using paragraph borders. Type the text you want to overline into your Word document and make sure the “Home” tab is active on the ribbon bar. Click the down arrow on the “Borders” button in the “Paragraph” section of the “Home” tab.

Select “Top Border” from the drop-down menu.

The line above the paragraph extends from the left margin to the right margin. However, you can adjust the indents for that paragraph to shorten the line. To do this, you must make the ruler visible. Click the “View” tab.

In the “Show” section of the “View” tab, click the “Ruler” check box so there is a check mark in the check box.

To change the indents for the paragraph, put the cursor in the paragraph and put your mouse over one of the indent markers on the ruler. For this example, we’ll make the “Right Indent” bigger, shortening the line from the right.

NOTE: To move the left indent, put your mouse over the small box directly under the two small triangles on the left side of the ruler to move the triangles together. Do NOT move the triangles separately.

Click and drag the indent until the line is the length you want.

Release the mouse button when you’re done moving the indent. The line is now shorter.

Until Microsoft adds this capability as a regular feature, these methods provide ways around the limitation. They may not be as easy as highlighting text and clicking a single button, or pressing a shortcut key, but they’ll work in a pinch.

Letter A with line over it [Ā] Quick Guide

To type the A with line over it Symbol on Word for Windows, simply press down the Alt key and type 256 or 257 using the numeric keypad of your keyboard, then let go of the Alt key. This shortcut works only on MS Word.

The below table contains all the information you need to type this Symbol in Word using the keyboard.

Name	A with Macron
Symbol	Ā
Uppercase Alt Code	256
Lowercase Alt Code	257
Shortcut (Word)	Alt+256 or 257

letter a with line on top or Macron alt code

The quick guide above provides some useful shortcuts and alt codes on how to type the letter A with line over it symbol in Word on Windows.

For more details, below are some other methods you can also use to insert this symbol into your work such as Word or Excel document.

How to type Letter A with line over it in Word

Microsoft Office provides several methods for typing the letter A with line over it or inserting symbols that do not have dedicated keys on the keyboard.

In this section, I will make available for you several different methods you can use to type or insert this and any other symbol on your PC, like in MS Word for Windows.

Without any further ado, let’s get started.

See Also: How to type Yen Symbol in Word

Using the A with line over it Alt Code (Windows Only)

The A with Macron Symbol alt code is 256.

Even though this Symbol has no dedicated key on the keyboard, you can still type it on the keyboard with the Alt code method. To do this, press and hold the Alt key whilst pressing the A with line over it Alt code (i.e. 256) using the numeric keypad.

This method works on Windows only. And your keyboard must also have a numeric keypad.

Below is a break-down of the steps you can take to type the letter A with Macron Sign on your Windows PC:

Place your insertion pointer where you need thesymbol.
Press and hold one of the Alt keys on your keyboard.
Whilst holding on to the Alt key, press the A with Macron alt code (256 or 257). You must use the numeric keypad to type the alt code. If you are using a laptop without the numeric keypad, this method may not work for you. On some laptops, there’s a hidden numeric keypad which you can enable by pressing Fn+NmLk on the keyboard.
Release the Alt key after typing the Alt code to insert the Symbol into your document.

This is how you may type this symbol in Word using the Alt Code method.

Copy and Paste letter A with line over it (Ā)

Another easy way to get the A with line over it Symbol on any PC is to use my favorite method: copy and paste.

All you have to do is to copy the symbol from somewhere like a web page, or the character map for windows users, and head over to where you need the symbol (say in Word or Excel), then hit Ctrl+V to paste.

Below is the symbol for you to copy and paste into your Word document. Just select it and press Ctrl+C to copy, switch over to Microsoft Word, place your insertion pointer at the desired location, and press Ctrl+V to paste.

Alternatively, just use the copy button at the beginning of this post.

Using insert Symbol dialog box (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

The insert symbol dialog box is a library of symbols from where you can insert any symbol into your Word document with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Obey the following steps to insert this symbol (Ā) in Word or Excel using the insert symbol dialog box.

Open your Word/Excel/PowerPoint document.
Click to place the insertion pointer where you wish to insert the symbol.
Go to the Insert tab.

In the Symbols category, click on the Symbol drop-down and select the More Symbols button.

The Symbol dialog box will appear.

To easily locate the A with Macron symbol, type 0100 in the character code field at the bottom of the window. After typing this character code, the A with line over it symbol will appear selected.
Now click on the Insert button to insert the symbol into your document.

insert letter a with line over it in Word

Close the dialog.

The symbol will then be inserted exactly where you placed the insertion pointer.

These are the steps you may use to insert this Symbol in Word.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are several different methods you can use to type the A with Macron Sign in Microsoft Word.

Using the alt code shortcut for Word makes the fastest option for this task. Shortcuts are always fast.

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Easiest ever method!

Method 1: Use Word’s Equation Editor

Option 1: Use a built-in accent character

Option 2: Create your own

Method 2: Use Word’s Equation field, with switches

Option 1: Using the built-in field codes and switches

Option 2: Using the built-in field codes and Equation Editor

Option 3: Create your own field

Method 3: Create a box around the letter showing only the top border

Method 4: Cheat!

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About This Article

Is this article up to date?

How do you put a line on top of a letter in Word?

What is a line on top of a letter called?

What does a horizontal line over a letter mean?

How do you find the upper underscore?

How to put a line above a letter in word?

What should I put in the first line of a letter?

Where do you put the recipient’s name on a letter?

Where do you put the street address on a letter?

Using a Field Code

Using the Equation Editor

Adding a Paragraph Border

Letter A with line over it [Ā] Quick Guide

Using the A with line over it Alt Code (Windows Only)

Copy and Paste letter A with line over it (Ā)

Using insert Symbol dialog box (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Conclusion